Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel call in a play to his players. The Indiana Pacers defeated the Sacramento Kings 116-92 Tuesday, January 14, 2014, evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

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"It's fun to be able to get mad at bad defense, which I wasn't able to do yesterday," said Vogel, who was coach of the winning Eastern Conference team in the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans on Sunday night. "I was able to do that in practice today. I'm back in my element."

Vogel was smiling when he told a handful of reporters that following a Monday night practice at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Pacers' first since an 81-73 loss to the Dallas Mavericks last Wednesday. It left them at 40-12 going into the All-Star break - a rousing ...